译林牛津版初中英语8年级上册Unit4Reading课文朗读录音mp3+电子课本

Reading

Do it yourself

Suzy’s cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. Read Suzy’s article about him.

My cousin and DIY

My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to repair things and decorate his house. But when he finishes, the house always looks terrible!

He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom,, but he made a mistake. Then his whole house had a power cut. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe and filled the room with water.

Last month, he thought the living room in his house was boring, so he painted it blue. His mum said, “Stop it.” But he kept on painting. Now the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor. Even his cat is blue now!

When I wanted a shelf above my bed, he said, “No problem!” He then spent five house putting up the shelf on the wall. Then I put my books on the shelf. Whoops! They couldn’t stay there because one end of the shelf was much higher than the other!

I bought some books about DIY for him and I also advised him to take a course in DIY. But this just made him angry -- he says he already knows everything about it. So instead, I am reading all the books myself and attending lessons every Saturday. Now I know much about DIY than my cousin!